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ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2021

Using a Microsimulation of Energy Balance to Explore the Influence of Prenatal Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake on Child BMI.

Matt Kasman, Benjamin Heuberger, William Mack-Crane, Rob Purcell, Ross A Hammond, Emily Oken, Ken P Kleinman

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Article in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Matt KasmanCenter on Social Dynamics and Policy, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0860-3442
Benjamin HeubergerCenter on Social Dynamics and Policy, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3314-3000
William Mack-CraneCenter on Social Dynamics and Policy, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Rob PurcellCenter on Social Dynamics and Policy, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Ross A HammondCenter on Social Dynamics and Policy, Economics Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Emily OkenDivision of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ken P KleinmanDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Brookings Institution · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · US

Funding

Prenatal environmental determinants of health in young adulthood: a lifecourse approachR01HD034568 · NICHD · HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. · PI Marie-France Hivert, Emily Oken · 1998 to 2026
$20.6M
Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research P30DK092950 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Ross C Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu · 2011 to 2026
$11.7M
Common and distinct early environmental influences on cardiometabolic and respiratory health: Mechanisms and methodsUH3OD023286 · OD · HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. · PI OKEN, EMILY · 2018 to 2022
$11.7M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD034568NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092950NIH HHS UH3 OD023286
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExperiments with animals suggest that high sugar consumption during pregnancy may predispose offspring to obesity, but few human studies have examined this relationship. This study explored the association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) during pregnancy and caloric intake through childhood.

methodsUsing cohort data on child weight, height, and physical activity levels, a lab-validated microsimulation model of energy balance was employed to infer the caloric intake of children through age 11 years. Random effects models were then employed to explore the relationships between prenatal maternal consumption and inferred caloric intake during childhood.

resultsAn additional daily serving of SSBs during the second trimester of pregnancy was associated with an increase in child consumption of 13 kcal/d (95% CI: 1.2-26.8). Age-stratified models adjusting for maternal and child covariates suggested that this association was strongest for children aged 2.5 to 5.5 years. The consumption of SSBs during the first trimester was not found to have a consistently positive relationship to caloric intake.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that SSB consumption during the second trimester of pregnancy is associated with child energy intake and may influence anthropometry in early childhood, which is consistent with and suggestive of the presence of biological causal pathways alongside likely simultaneous contributions of social and environmental influences.

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Body Mass IndexAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolEnergy IntakeFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleObesityPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeSugar-Sweetened Beverages

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PMID33619862
PMCPMC7990697
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